Last night at the Oakland Arena in California, Ariana Grande kicked off her Eternal Sunshine tour—the buzzy set of summer gigs that were impossible to get tickets for.
Supporting her 2024 pop album of the same name, this marks Grande’s first time hitting the road since 2019’s Sweetener tour. For the past two years, Grande has been famously focusing on her Hollywood movie star era, with her Oscar-nominated turn as Glinda in Jon M. Chu’s Wicked films. In summer 2027, she will star opposite Jonathan Bailey once again and make her London stage debut in Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George. But yesterday evening saw Grande return to her full-on pop star form: Cue the fabulous mini dresses, platform boots, and yes, the signature high ponytail.
Grande’s first show, which was divided into five acts, unveiled her new custom tour fashions. The star worked with her go-to stylist Law Roach to cultivate six striking looks for the stage. (Roach also styled her Sweetener tour.) This show includes custom designs by Wiederhoeft, Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, Ludovic de Saint Sernin, and two looks courtesy of Givenchy by Sarah Burton. “The Wicked press tours really brought us back together,” Roach tells Vogue. “I like to joke that she waited to go on tour until we reunited.”
For this latest tour, Grande and Roach wanted to treat the wardrobe in a more cinematic and high-fashion way. “The last tour was a pop concert, but this one feels more like a movie,” says Roach. “The way that she chose the set list, it felt more like scores for a movie, and we wanted the clothes to reflect that.”
The singer opened the show with her hit “yes, and?” wearing a custom black Ludovic de Saint Sernin lace mini dress, complete with a very “the boy is mine”-style Catwoman mask, and Christian Louboutin ballet-style boots. “Ariana fell in love with ballet as a little girl, so that informed the wardrobe a lot,” says Roach. “Act one is this romantic brawl between her and the dancers, and this look says, ‘I’m here and ready for anything.’”
For act two, Grande changed into a pink fringed Alexander McQueen gown—perfect for twirling and dancing around to her track “7 rings.” It’s a modern take on McQueen’s classic Shipwreck dress from spring 2003. “That was our take on ballerina who has went through a lot,” says Roach. In act three, Grande wore a white Wiederhoeft dress made of lace and tulle, paired with ballerina-style lace up heels.
Act four produced a custom, off-the-shoulder Vivienne Westwood purple and black printed gown. “That dress was really created for her to perform ‘Dangerous Woman,’” says Roach. “It’s more tough and grounded—not as airy and romantic as the rest. It comes at a part in the tour where she is owning herself and where she is at now in her life.”
The last section saw Grande deliver not one but two looks from Givenchy by Sarah Burton. “I’m a big fan of Sarah Burton, and there’s no way we would have done the show without a woman designer,” says Roach. The first was a black couture dress with silver embroidery, and the second an angelic white lace maxi dress, which she sported to get beamed up at the end of the show while singing “supernatural.”
All of these glamourous outfits? They’re certainly worth booking a concert ticket for alone (if you can get a ticket, that is). For Roach, the fashion collaboration of crafting a tour wardrobe was, above all things, fun. “I’m always excited to do anything Ariana Grande, because we do have such a history—we’ve grown up together,” says Roach. “There’s been a lot of laughs. I just wanted to make her feel beautiful, and we wanted to entertain her fans, who’ve been waiting seven years for this moment. Seeing how excited her fans were last night, she got emotional, which made me emotional!”
Below, see a closer look at Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine tour wardrobe.
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Wearing custom Alexander McQueen, Christian Louboutin boots, and Swarovski jewellery
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Wearing custom Vivienne Westwood, Christian Louboutin boots, and Swarovski jewellery
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Wearing custom Vivienne Westwood, Christian Louboutin boots, and Swarovski jewellery
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Wearing custom Ludovic de Saint Sernin, Christian Louboutin boots, and Swarovski earrings
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Wearing custom Ludovic de Saint Sernin, Christian Louboutin boots, and Swarovski earrings
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Wearing custom Wiederhoeft, Christian Louboutin shoes, and Swarovski jewellery
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Wearing custom Wiederhoeft, Christian Louboutin shoes, and Swarovski jewellery
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Wearing custom Givenchy couture by Sarah Burton, Givenchy boots, and Swarovski jewellery
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Wearing custom Givenchy couture by Sarah Burton, Givenchy boots, and Swarovski jewellery
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Wearing custom Givenchy couture by Sarah Burton, Givenchy boots, and Swarovski jewellery
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Wearing custom Givenchy couture by Sarah Burton, Givenchy boots, and Swarovski jewellery
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